Security Solutions

Table 2 HP FlexFabric 5900CP use-cases
5900CP
Switch ModeStorage ConnectServer ConnectVariant
Major SAN Fabric
Use-Case
FCF
Native FCoERack/CNA1A: Rack Server, FCoE Storage#1 Single-Tier
Fabric, Rack
Servers
Native FCRack/CNA/HBA1B: Rack Server, FC Storage
Native FCoEBlade/VC2A: BladeSystem Dual-hop, FCoE Storage#2 Single-Tier
Fabric, Blade
System
Native FCBlade/FC2B: BladeSystem FC/FCoE, FC Storage
NPV
Gateway
FC via B/C/H
FC Switch
Rack/CNA/HBA3A: Rack Server, FC NPV Gateway, FC Storage#3 Single-Tier
Fabric, NPV
Gateway
Blade/VC3B: BladeSystem, FC NPV Gateway, FC Storage
FC/FCoE via
Cisco Nexus
Rack/CNA/HBA
Blade/VC/FC
3C: Rack/BladeSystem, FCoE NPV Gateway
55xx FCoE
Switch
FCF
Native FCoERack/CNA4A: Rack Server, FCoE Storage#4 Multi-hop
Fabric, Rack
Servers
Native FCRack/CNA/HBA4B: Rack Server, FC Storage
Native FCoEBlade/VC5A: BladeSystem, FCoE Storage#5 Multi-hop
Fabric, Blade
Servers
Native FCBlade/FC5B: BladeSystem FC/FCoE, FC Storage
NPV
Gateway
FC via B/C/H
FC Switch
Rack/CNA/HBAFor all HP FlexFabric 5900CP NPV mode
configurations, HP supports a maximum of seven
hops between any two devices in the 5900CP
#6 Multi-hop
Fabric, NPV
Gateway
Blade/VC/FC
fabric and the legacy Fibre Channel fabric
connected via NPV/NPIV.
FC/FCoE via
Cisco Nexus
Rack/CNA/HBA
Blade/VC/FC
55xx FCoE
Switch
FCF, NPVNative FCoE,
FC
Rack/CNA/HBA
Blade/VC/FC
Applies to all Use-Cases aboveStorage Fabric
IRF
Configurations
NOTE: For enhanced availability during incompatible Comware updates, multi-hop configurations
should avoid configuring IRF on the last hop 5900 switches when these switches are connected
to storage devices.
10 Storage use-cases